NWVA leverages deep contacts and regional and industries expertise to help portfolio companies develop sound business models, recruit key employees, identify strategic partners and arrange additional financing - all on the road to market leadership.

The firm is an advocate and champion for its management teams, offering strategic guidance and assistance that best meets the individual needs of each portfolio company. We find this approach is the best way to develop long-term, trusting relationships with our portfolio companies. We offer our input, guidance and assistance rather than mandating it.

Complementing the skills of the management teams it invests in, NWVA offers several years of experience advising emerging companies. The significance of this background is an understanding of what makes a company successful.

Specifically, NWVA offers the following to each of its portfolio companies:

		Help in identifying critical business problems and solutions.
		Guidance with respect to developing sound operating plans including input on pricing models, competitive positioning, hiring, customer mix, budgets and funding.
		Identifying and interviewing prospective candidates for management and board positions.
		Securing additional funding from other venture capital firms as well as identifying strategic investment partners.
		Introductions to "best of breed" service providers including attorneys, CPAs, investment bankers, public relations firms and executive recruiters.
		Evaluation of public market opportunities and merger and acquisition alternatives.